Senators question Robert Kennedy Jr. in fiery confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has pledged to “make America healthy again” as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services, faced aggressive questions…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a ‘predator,’ cousin Caroline warns
WASHINGTON — Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the Senate in a letter Tuesday to reject the…
State senator tried to curb Dodgers’ deferral ‘loophole’
The Houston Astros are hated because they cheated. The Dodgers are not cheating. Outside Los Angeles, however, they are hated a little more every day.The…
Hegseth’s ex-sister-in-law alleges abuse of second wife in affidavit to Senate
WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News…
Trump Homeland Security pick Kristi Noem faces scrutiny from senators
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators…
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense secretary pick, faces grilling in Senate
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon and confronted allegations of his…
Drake Batherson scores 100th goal, Ducks extend four-game skid
OTTAWA — Drake Batherson had three goals and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Ducks 5-1 Wednesday night for their third win in four…
Laphonza Butler, first LGBTQ+ Black senator, exiting after 14 months
WASHINGTON — Earlier this year, as Republicans sought to ban books with Black history and LGBTQ+ themes from schools across the country, the nation’s first openly…
Trump taps hawkish former Senator David Perdue as ambassador to China | Politics News
US president-elect says ex-Georgia senator will help maintain a ‘productive working relationship with China’.United States President-elect Donald Trump has named former Georgia Senator David Perdue…
Schiff to be sworn in Monday as California’s next Senator
Sen.-elect Adam B. Schiff will be sworn in as California’s next U.S. senator on Monday, replacing Sen. Laphonza Butler, according to sources familiar with the…
Anze Kopitar helps Kings beat Senators for their third straight win
Anze Kopitar, Trevor Moore and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist, and the Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2 on Saturday night…
GOP senator introduces bill to eliminate DOE
Sen. Mike Rounds (C), R-S.D., on Thursday introduced legislation to eliminate the Department of Education. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Nov. 22…
Opinion: Who’s the vice-president elect? Elon Musk or JD Vance
The speaker of the House, the man second in line to the presidency — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana — had to photobomb the much-shared…
Australian senator censured for heckling King Charles III during an address at Parliament House
Australian lawmakers on Monday voted to censure Indigenous Sen. Lidia Thorpe after she heckled Britain's King Charles III in an address to parliament in October…
‘I will not be silent’: Australia censures senator for King Charles protest | Indigenous Rights News
Indigenous Senator Lidia Thorpe says she has no regrets as Senate expresses disapproval of protest against the monarch.Australia’s Senate has voted to censure Indigenous lawmaker…
Australia senator censured for ‘not my King’ heckle
Australian lawmakers have voted to censure an Aboriginal senator who heckled King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month, to express their "profound disapproval"…
Lawmaker accused of sexual harassment by former staffer countersues
In the latest development in a salacious Sacramento legal saga, a California state senator this week filed a countercomplaint against her former chief of staff…
What are recess appointments and how could Trump use them?
WASHINGTON — As President-elect Donald Trump moves to set up a more forceful presidency than in his first term, he is choosing loyalists for his Cabinet…
Canada remembers Murray Sinclair, trailblazing Indigenous judge and senator | Indigenous Rights News
Relatives, friends and leaders say Sinclair, who died this week aged 73, and his legacy will ‘never be forgotten’.Canada is holding a national memorial for…
Adam Schiff discusses his plans as California’s next senator
Adam Schiff — “sleazebag,” “low life,” “little pencil neck,” to use some of the pungent ways Donald Trump describes him — is taking the high…